Across
- 1. The belief that reason and thinking should guide your decisions.
- 5. This Greek word means "love of wisdom".
- 9. This civilization was home to the world's largest library and they named Alexander the Great "pharaoh".
- 10. Alexander used this military strategy involving soldiers on horseback.
- 11. The Olympics were a festival designed to honor this god.
- 14. A philosopher who was taught by Socrates and created a school called "The Academy".
- 16. Wrote over 200 books about government and tutored Alexander the Great.
- 20. Alexander conquered land as far East as this river in India.
- 21. This scientist calculated the mathematical value of pie and invented weapons for war.
- 22. Both Greece and Egypt are located along this sea.
Down
- 1. A method of questioning to gain truth.
- 2. The continent where Greece is located.
- 3. The first Greek stories written as a long poem.
- 4. The Father of Medicine. He believed diseases came about naturally instead of from the gods.
- 6. A play or movie that tells a funny story.
- 7. "The Father of History" who wrote a history book about the Persian Wars.
- 8. A story means to teach a lesson.
- 12. This Greek thinker believed the ideal (perfect) society includes philosophers (1st), warriors (2nd) and regular people (3rd).
- 13. The Hellenisitc city became a center of learning and culture with a famous library containing more than 50,000 scrolls.
- 15. This Hellenistic invention was 300 feet high and helped guide ships into the harbor before it collapsed.
- 17. Traditional stories about gods and heroes.
- 18. This festival involved athletic competition and was meant to honor Zeus.
- 19. A Greek-like culture spread by Alexander the Great.
